CRN Cloud News

Exuberance around the open source project, once seen as a major threat to public cloud dominance, has faded. Now established players and a new breed of startups are looking to tame the notoriously challenging cloud-building software.

Azure's cheapest storage tier, launched in public preview, is geared for infrequently accessed data that once might have been discarded. Microsoft also made it easier to transition data between "blob" tiers.

As the market for cloud infrastructure services continues to grow at a brisk pace, the top four providers are increasing their hold on the business but still leaving room for their smaller peers to compete.

GreenPages Technology Solutions CEO Ron Dupler spoke with CRN at his company's Cloudscape conference about the battle between AWS and Microsoft Azure; VMware Cloud On AWS; and why customers want out of the data center business.

Three top IT executives told attendees at the annual Cloudscape 2017 conference that GreenPages Technology Solutions has provided them with the consulting, technology and execution expertise to cross the cloud-first digital transformation chasm.

The Fast Growth 150 is CRN's annual ranking of the fastest-growing solution providers, resellers, technology integrators and IT consultants in North America. Here we present the top 50 from the class of 2017.

The channel is in a state of serious flux, fueled by cloud computing, Internet of Things, mobility and other disruptive technologies, and many solution providers are trying to evolve their businesses in the face of digital transformation.

RapidScale co-founder and CEO Randy Jeter shared how the cloud service provider is attracting stronger talent and benefiting partners by paying more attention to its workplace, amenities and company culture.

Palo Alto Networks and Okta announced they are teaming up, partners said the VMware Cloud On AWS offering is destined to reshape the cloud landscape, and Houston-based solution providers fight to recover from Hurricane Harvey.